# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/maecenas-eason-benton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:36:18.978Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/maecenas-eason-benton"
name: "Maecenas Eason Benton"
slug: "maecenas-eason-benton"
description: "Maecenas Eason Benton was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. He was the father of Thomas Hart Benton, who gained fame as a painter of the American Scene. His uncle was Thomas Hart Benton, one of the first two United States Senators elected from Missouri."
tagline: "American politician (1848-1924)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maecenas_Eason_Benton_(Missouri_Congressman).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1848-01-29"
deathDate: "1924-04-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           35.04
  momentum:             1.320754716981132
  historical:           4.60216
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "مايسيناس ياسون بينتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ماسناس ایسون بنتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maecenas_Eason_Benton"
    title: "Maecenas Eason Benton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maecenas_E._Benton"
    title: "Maecenas E. Benton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%A0%D7%A1_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F"
    title: "מייצנס איסון בנטון"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1883580"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations